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Has anyone tried integrating an existing Carrier VVT system to a LonWorks network? I have a potential customer who has spent a ton of money with Carrier and they hate it. Seems to me that I saw somewhere some LON VAV controllers which could adapt to Carrier VVT boxes without having to change out the damper actuator. Ideas appreciated!
Cheers,
LB

Which type of Carrier VVT?
I really haven't experienced an inordinate amount of trouble with the stuff. It is true that they aren't much on the software side.
And they really didn't have a decent upgrade path. Anyway, you can rip the controller their actuators and use anything you want.

I do think it's funny when Carrier came out with the direct coupled actuators their marketing department acted like they invented them.... bunch of morons. What a joke.

It's a CCN Comfort View Version 2.0 running on a W98 PC. I walked the job today and found a 10 ton 50DK501445 heatpump and 7 zones. There's also 2 bypass ducts/dampers (12" & 16") which are supposed to maintain velocity across the coil during low terminal loads but they have a big issue with noise and temperature control. Intermittently the heatpump trips on a safety control (probably low pressure) and requires a manual reset. Obviously the air distribution needs to be addressed but I'm also considering proposing a LON based heatpump controller that can also do static pressure control of the bypass dampers. I'm open to suggestions!

If you think you can mix the Carrier boxes with different bypass and unit control think again.

This system doesn't measure air flow. It can be prone to the "airplane effect".

I would make sure the bypass is set up correctly. Then check to see if there is a backdraft damper. Next, I'd set up min damper positions for all rooms. Then watch the system go. You can see the SA temp and static off the bypass controller.

-it's proprietary and that is a problem, but maybe not the problem. Score one for their sales department at any rate.

Bypass

Are the bypass dampers real close to the machine like thay show in there prints? we had the same problem redid the ductwork and installed the bypass dampers at the end of supply and back to the return went to 16" from 14" worked great then. Carrier to Lon never heard anything that would work for that.If you find a way let us in on it..